Special Exhibit

WE NEED YOU! Propaganda of the Great War

May 17-November 2

The First Division Museum at Cantigny Park invites the
public to
WE NEED YOU! Propaganda of The Great War. The
special exhibit opens Saturday, May 17, 2014 through Sunday,
November 2, 2014. Admission to the exhibit is free to the
public with parking. The exhibit will feature propaganda
from the First World War. The United States printed 20
million posters during the Great War, more than all other
countries combined. Posters were one of the primary ways in
which the government and patriotic organizations
communicated their messages and advertised the war effort.
They delivered information efficiently and creatively, often
eliciting strong feelings of patriotism, outrage, and
sympathy.

"Propaganda posters are a great way to see the impact of the war,
especially on the home front. These posters show
how the entire country was called to support and
serve the war effort in some capacity," said
Teri Bianchi, Exhibits Manager at the First
Division Museum.

The exhibit coincides with the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I,
August 1914. "We Need You!" takes its name from the most iconic poster of the
war, created by famed artist James Montgomery Flagg. The United States
government printed more than 4 million copies of Flagg’s "Uncle Sam" poster. The
full exhibit features about 40 selected works of art and artifacts.

Propaganda Poster Challenge

In conjunction with this year’s special exhibit about propaganda in World War
I, we are announcing the First Division Museum’s propaganda poster challenge!
Have you ever wanted something you created displayed in a museum? Well then,
this is your chance. All you have to do is create a propaganda poster and send
it to the First Division Museum. If your poster is selected then it will be put
on display in the lobby of the First Division Museum.
Click here for more details and the official
rules.